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Notes from the workbench.

Short, practical posts on shipping good front-end code, deploying it, and using AI tools without losing the plot. Each one started as a real problem.

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PromptingOct 23, 2026·5 min

Prompt deeper, not bigger

"Think like a software engineer" asks for a vibe. A four-part prompt from Anthropic's Felix Rieseberg asks for the standards, sources, tools and proof an expert would bring.

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AI WorkflowsOct 23, 2026·4 min

skills.sh: an open directory of skills for your coding agent

Skills teach an AI agent a specific job, from browser testing to Turborepo. skills.sh collects them in one searchable place. How they work, how to install one, and how to pick safely.

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AI WorkflowsOct 23, 2026·4 min

Test it like a user before it ships: agent-browser for coding agents

Passing tests don't mean the page works. agent-browser lets your coding agent open a real browser, click through the feature, and check for errors before anything goes live.

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JavaScriptOct 23, 2026·6 min

Turborepo vs Monorepo: The Difference, Explained

A monorepo is how you organize code. Turborepo is the tool that builds it fast. What each one is, how they fit together, and when you actually need Turbo.

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AI WorkflowsOct 20, 2026·4 min

An Obsidian vault as agent memory: fewer tokens, better answers

Every agent session starts from zero. A flat vault of small, linked notes lets the agent read only what it needs, instead of rediscovering it all again.

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AI WorkflowsOct 14, 2026·2 min

Map before you build: a topology-first workflow for AI agents

Agents write code fast but don’t see the whole picture. Here’s the workflow I use to make them map the codebase before they touch it.

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PromptingOct 8, 2026·2 min

Token-efficient prompting: say less, get better code

Longer prompts don’t make better code. Four habits that cut token use and, more importantly, cut rework.

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JavaScriptOct 2, 2026·2 min

A magnetic button in 30 lines of vanilla JS

The cursor-attracting button you see on award-winning sites, built without a library. Works with mouse, touch, and reduced motion.

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CSSSep 26, 2026·1 min

Scroll-driven animations with zero JavaScript

CSS animation-timeline lets you tie any animation to scroll position. Reading bars, reveals, and parallax, with a clean fallback.

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